As Prominent Nigerians from within and outside Rivers State, including Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, continue to visit the State and join Governor Nyesom Wike on projects tour, pouring commendations and satisfactory comments on the various
developmental projects initiated by the current administration in the State, the Chairman, Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bro Felix Obuah, has extended invitation to the Benue State Governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom, for similar undertaking across the State.
The PDP
Chairman, while commending the Vice President, Prof. Osinbajo, other Governors,
Senior citizens, religious and political leaders, who have made out time in
spite of their tight schedules to come and see for themselves the developmental
projects in Rivers State, particularly lauded similar visits by some All
Progressives Congress, APC, Governors, who have demonstrated high spirit of patriotism
and statesmanship during such visits and tours of completed and ongoing
projects embarked upon by Gov Wike across the State.
Bro Obuah
noted that apart from the landmark peace and security in the State, which is
largely a product of the various deliberate and committed efforts and
successful amnesty programme of Governor Wike, Port-Harcourt, the State
capital, and its environs now wear a new look, following the Operation Keep
Rivers State Clean initiative of the current administration through the Rivers
State Waste Management Agency, RIWAMA. In addition to this, Obuah maintained,
infrastructural, human capacity and institutional development have been top
priorities of the Gov Wike administration for which Rivers people, residents
and business operators in the State are happy about. Bro Obuah however
expressed grave concern over the insecurity leading to continued loss of lives
of innocent citizens in Benue State under the watch of Mr. Ortom, noting that
any government worth its salt should be able to provide security for lives and
property of its citizens, a great feat that the Wike administration has
achieved, even in the face of apparent distractions and politicization of
insecurity by the opposition party in the State. The PDP Chairman believes that
visiting Rivers State and embarking on tour of developmental projects will
avail Gov Ortom the opportunity to tap from Gov Wike’s wealth of experience and
success story. “This is a passionate invitation to Mr. Ortom, which should not
be taken for granted”, Obuah insisted. “No man knows it all. If your style of
leadership does not work, learn and adopt Gov Wike’s proactiveness in
governance”, Obuah stated, while also commending the Rivers State Governor,
Chief Nyesom Wike for the judicious use of the first tranche of the Paris Club
fund from the federal government, even though it was meagre, compared to what
was released to other APC controlled States. He listed some completed and
ongoing projects across the three senatorial districts of the State to include
the Ogoni-Andoni-Opobo Unity Road, Birabi Memorial Grammar School, Bori,
Sakpenwa-Bori Road, Ecumenical Centre, Federal High Court, Civic Centre,
Dredging and Reclamation work at Ogbunabili/Nkpogu Location, Nkpogu Bridge,
Trans-Amadi Road, Woji Akpajo Bridge, Slaughter Road, Port Harcourt Pleasure
Park, Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Rumigbo, Igbo-Etche road, Airport-Ipo-Omademe
Road, General Hospital, Ahoada, Reconstruction of Edeoha-Ikata-Ochigba road,
Ahoada-East LGA, General Hospital, Abua, General Hospital, Abonnema, General
Hospital, Buguma, Zonal Hospital, Degema and General Hospital Omoku, Abonnema
Link Road, Street and Traffic Lights, construction of New Jetties, amongst
several others. “To end the pains of our brothers, sisters and fellow
countrymen in Benue State, we call on Gov Samuel Ortom to visit Rivers State
and tap from Governor Wike’s security and developmental projects concept and
expertise,” Obuah stressed, appealing to him to stop the media noise and take
governance seriously. Bro Obuah regretted that Benue State governor, Samuel
Ortom is unable to pay monthly salaries of civil servants running into several
months, after borrowing over N60 billion in 7 months.
*VANGUARD*
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